--- /dev/null
+From ec35c1969650e7cb6c8a91020e568ed46e3551b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Kuen-Han Tsai <khtsai@google.com>
+Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 20:04:52 +0800
+Subject: usb: gadget: f_ncm: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move
+
+From: Kuen-Han Tsai <khtsai@google.com>
+
+commit ec35c1969650e7cb6c8a91020e568ed46e3551b0 upstream.
+
+The network device outlived its parent gadget device during
+disconnection, resulting in dangling sysfs links and null pointer
+dereference problems.
+
+A prior attempt to solve this by removing SET_NETDEV_DEV entirely [1]
+was reverted due to power management ordering concerns and a NO-CARRIER
+regression.
+
+A subsequent attempt to defer net_device allocation to bind [2] broke
+1:1 mapping between function instance and network device, making it
+impossible for configfs to report the resolved interface name. This
+results in a regression where the DHCP server fails on pmOS.
+
+Use device_move to reparent the net_device between the gadget device and
+/sys/devices/virtual/ across bind/unbind cycles. This preserves the
+network interface across USB reconnection, allowing the DHCP server to
+retain their binding.
+
+Introduce gether_attach_gadget()/gether_detach_gadget() helpers and use
+__free(detach_gadget) macro to undo attachment on bind failure. The
+bind_count ensures device_move executes only on the first bind.
+
+[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/f2a4f9847617a0929d62025748384092e5f35cce.camel@crapouillou.net/
+[2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-usb/795ea759-7eaf-4f78-81f4-01ffbf2d7961@ixit.cz/
+
+Fixes: 40d133d7f542 ("usb: gadget: f_ncm: convert to new function interface with backward compatibility")
+Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
+Signed-off-by: Kuen-Han Tsai <khtsai@google.com>
+Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260309-f-ncm-revert-v2-7-ea2afbc7d9b2@google.com
+Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
+---
+ drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
+ drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
+ drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++
+ drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ncm.h | 2 -
+ 4 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
++++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
+@@ -1439,6 +1439,7 @@ static int ncm_bind(struct usb_configura
+ struct f_ncm_opts *ncm_opts;
+
+ struct usb_os_desc_table *os_desc_table __free(kfree) = NULL;
++ struct net_device *net __free(detach_gadget) = NULL;
+ struct usb_request *request __free(free_usb_request) = NULL;
+
+ if (!can_support_ecm(cdev->gadget))
+@@ -1452,18 +1453,19 @@ static int ncm_bind(struct usb_configura
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+- mutex_lock(&ncm_opts->lock);
+- gether_set_gadget(ncm_opts->net, cdev->gadget);
+- if (!ncm_opts->bound) {
+- ncm_opts->net->mtu = (ncm_opts->max_segment_size - ETH_HLEN);
+- status = gether_register_netdev(ncm_opts->net);
+- }
+- mutex_unlock(&ncm_opts->lock);
+-
+- if (status)
+- return status;
+-
+- ncm_opts->bound = true;
++ scoped_guard(mutex, &ncm_opts->lock)
++ if (ncm_opts->bind_count == 0) {
++ if (!device_is_registered(&ncm_opts->net->dev)) {
++ ncm_opts->net->mtu = (ncm_opts->max_segment_size - ETH_HLEN);
++ gether_set_gadget(ncm_opts->net, cdev->gadget);
++ status = gether_register_netdev(ncm_opts->net);
++ } else
++ status = gether_attach_gadget(ncm_opts->net, cdev->gadget);
++
++ if (status)
++ return status;
++ net = ncm_opts->net;
++ }
+
+ ncm_string_defs[1].s = ncm->ethaddr;
+
+@@ -1564,6 +1566,9 @@ static int ncm_bind(struct usb_configura
+ }
+ ncm->notify_req = no_free_ptr(request);
+
++ ncm_opts->bind_count++;
++ retain_and_null_ptr(net);
++
+ DBG(cdev, "CDC Network: IN/%s OUT/%s NOTIFY/%s\n",
+ ncm->port.in_ep->name, ncm->port.out_ep->name,
+ ncm->notify->name);
+@@ -1655,7 +1660,7 @@ static void ncm_free_inst(struct usb_fun
+ struct f_ncm_opts *opts;
+
+ opts = container_of(f, struct f_ncm_opts, func_inst);
+- if (opts->bound)
++ if (device_is_registered(&opts->net->dev))
+ gether_cleanup(netdev_priv(opts->net));
+ else
+ free_netdev(opts->net);
+@@ -1718,9 +1723,12 @@ static void ncm_free(struct usb_function
+ static void ncm_unbind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
+ {
+ struct f_ncm *ncm = func_to_ncm(f);
++ struct f_ncm_opts *ncm_opts;
+
+ DBG(c->cdev, "ncm unbind\n");
+
++ ncm_opts = container_of(f->fi, struct f_ncm_opts, func_inst);
++
+ hrtimer_cancel(&ncm->task_timer);
+
+ kfree(f->os_desc_table);
+@@ -1736,6 +1744,10 @@ static void ncm_unbind(struct usb_config
+
+ kfree(ncm->notify_req->buf);
+ usb_ep_free_request(ncm->notify, ncm->notify_req);
++
++ ncm_opts->bind_count--;
++ if (ncm_opts->bind_count == 0)
++ gether_detach_gadget(ncm_opts->net);
+ }
+
+ static struct usb_function *ncm_alloc(struct usb_function_instance *fi)
+--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
++++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+@@ -896,6 +896,28 @@ void gether_set_gadget(struct net_device
+ }
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_set_gadget);
+
++int gether_attach_gadget(struct net_device *net, struct usb_gadget *g)
++{
++ int ret;
++
++ ret = device_move(&net->dev, &g->dev, DPM_ORDER_DEV_AFTER_PARENT);
++ if (ret)
++ return ret;
++
++ gether_set_gadget(net, g);
++ return 0;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_attach_gadget);
++
++void gether_detach_gadget(struct net_device *net)
++{
++ struct eth_dev *dev = netdev_priv(net);
++
++ device_move(&net->dev, NULL, DPM_ORDER_NONE);
++ dev->gadget = NULL;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_detach_gadget);
++
+ int gether_set_dev_addr(struct net_device *net, const char *dev_addr)
+ {
+ struct eth_dev *dev;
+--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h
++++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h
+@@ -151,6 +151,32 @@ static inline struct net_device *gether_
+ void gether_set_gadget(struct net_device *net, struct usb_gadget *g);
+
+ /**
++ * gether_attach_gadget - Reparent net_device to the gadget device.
++ * @net: The network device to reparent.
++ * @g: The target USB gadget device to parent to.
++ *
++ * This function moves the network device to be a child of the USB gadget
++ * device in the device hierarchy. This is typically done when the function
++ * is bound to a configuration.
++ *
++ * Returns 0 on success, or a negative error code on failure.
++ */
++int gether_attach_gadget(struct net_device *net, struct usb_gadget *g);
++
++/**
++ * gether_detach_gadget - Detach net_device from its gadget parent.
++ * @net: The network device to detach.
++ *
++ * This function moves the network device to be a child of the virtual
++ * devices parent, effectively detaching it from the USB gadget device
++ * hierarchy. This is typically done when the function is unbound
++ * from a configuration but the instance is not yet freed.
++ */
++void gether_detach_gadget(struct net_device *net);
++
++DEFINE_FREE(detach_gadget, struct net_device *, if (_T) gether_detach_gadget(_T))
++
++/**
+ * gether_set_dev_addr - initialize an ethernet-over-usb link with eth address
+ * @net: device representing this link
+ * @dev_addr: eth address of this device
+--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ncm.h
++++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ncm.h
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
+ struct f_ncm_opts {
+ struct usb_function_instance func_inst;
+ struct net_device *net;
+- bool bound;
++ int bind_count;
+
+ struct config_group *ncm_interf_group;
+ struct usb_os_desc ncm_os_desc;